Kindle users will be able to download this year's Queen's Christmas message as
an ebook for the first time, Amazon has announced.

Amazon is also offering all 59 of the Queen's Christmas messages, dating back to her 1952 ascension, for users to download from today.

Kindle owners will be able to access a transcript of the 2011 Christmas broadcast from the ebooks store after it airs on December 25.

"Millions of people across the UK, and the world, wait with anticipation to hear the Queen's Christmas broadcast and we're delighted to be able to make transcripts of Her Majesty's annual address, past and present, available to download for free in less than 60 seconds," said Gordon Willoughby, director of Kindle Europe

“Many people will be unwrapping Kindles on Christmas Day and now Kindle readers, new and old, will be able to read the Queen’s words for years to come.”

Sky was recently awarded rights to the Queen’s Christmas message, but the programme will still also be broadcast on the BBC and ITV. It is expected that this year's Christmas message will focus on issues such as the eurozone crisis and next year’s Olympic games.